Comparison of Platelet-Rich Plasma-Impregnated Suture Material with Low and High Platelet Concentration to Improve Colonic Anastomotic Wound Healing in Rats

Table 1

Verhofstad injury scoring scale [17].

Histopathological parameters
Score	Necrosis	PMN cells	MN cells	Edema	Mucosal epithelium	Submucosal/mucosal muscle layer	Granulation tissue
0	None	Normal count	Normal count	None	Normal glandular	Good bridging	None
1	Small patches	Slightly increased	Slightly increased	Mild	Normal cubic	Average bridging	Mild
2	Larger patches	Markedly increased	Markedly increased	Marked	Incomplete cubic	Poor bridging	Marked
3	Massive	Massive infiltration	Massive infiltration	Severe	Absent	Absent	Severe

PMN: polymorphonuclear; MN: mononuclear.